ELT Readers Guide
Series for Young Learners
Readers help build vocabulary and improve
reading skills. Here are some of the main
series for children & young adults:
Oxford Progressive English Readers
Oxford Storyland Readers
A primary reading series for young learners. Graded according to twelve levels of reading ability and controlled using especially designed computer software. Original stories for young learners.
Each reader in the series includes puzzles every four pages which provide reinforcement of the content. Comprehension-type questions are provided at the end of the book to check the learners' global and specific understanding of the story.
The books at levels 7-12 are more factual . The aim of this is to relate to the learners' own experience and encourage a genuine interest in reading.
Oxford Bookworms
One of the best series of readers. Many of the titles at the lower levels are suitable for young learners including the following:
David Copperfield (Oxford Bookworms Library Classics)
Cries from the Heart: Stories from Around the World: 700 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Cambridge Storybook Readers
Penguin Young Readers
Four levels from age 5 to 11. With activities and audio cassettes.
Oxford Progressive English Readers
- A wide range of adaptations of classic stories including
- The Secret Garden
-
Oliver Twist
& Tales of Crime and Detection
Oxford Storyland Readers
A primary reading series for young learners. Graded according to twelve levels of reading ability and controlled using especially designed computer software. Original stories for young learners.
Each reader in the series includes puzzles every four pages which provide reinforcement of the content. Comprehension-type questions are provided at the end of the book to check the learners' global and specific understanding of the story.
The books at levels 7-12 are more factual . The aim of this is to relate to the learners' own experience and encourage a genuine interest in reading.
Oxford Bookworms
One of the best series of readers. Many of the titles at the lower levels are suitable for young learners including the following:
David Copperfield (Oxford Bookworms Library Classics)
Cries from the Heart: Stories from Around the World: 700 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Cambridge Storybook Readers
- Original and varied stories for the classroom and at home
- Illustrations by different artists appeal to young learners
- Simple words, repeated frequently
- Develop children’s listening and speaking skills through storytelling and increase their confidence
- Rhythm and rhyme help children remember more easily
- Plays allow children to act out the stories
- Teacher’s Books & audio resources are available
- Four levels of Cambridge Storybooks
- 18 books at each level
Penguin Young Readers
Four levels from age 5 to 11. With activities and audio cassettes.
Younger Children
Age 8-12
The Secret
Garden
The Chinese New Year ELT Edition (Cambridge Storybooks)
Cambridge Plays: The Story of Running Water (Cambridge Storybooks)
Oxford Storyland Readers: The Younger Brother
Five Short Plays (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Oxford Bookworms, Level 1)
Stranger Than Fiction: Urban Myths (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers)
The Chinese New Year ELT Edition (Cambridge Storybooks)
Cambridge Plays: The Story of Running Water (Cambridge Storybooks)
Oxford Storyland Readers: The Younger Brother
Five Short Plays (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Oxford Bookworms, Level 1)
Stranger Than Fiction: Urban Myths (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers)
Young Adult
Oxford Bookworms Factfiles: Stage 3: 1,000 Headwords Recycling
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Oxford Bookworms Library)
The Signalman: AND The Ghost at the Trial (Macmillan Reader)
Love by Design: (Macmillan Reader)
No Longer at Ease: Intermediate (Macmillan Reader)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story: Stage 3 (Oxford Bookworms Library)
A Morbid Taste for Bones: 1400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Rebecca (Macmillan ELT Reader & CD Pack)
